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knapp

/knap/ adverb C1
  1. narrowly, just, barely · Wir sind knapp pünktlich. We’re just in time.
  2. somewhat less than, almost · Sein Sohn ist knapp acht Jahre alt. His son is just under eight years old/is almost eight years old.· Es ist knapp sieben Uhr. It's just before seven o'clock/almost seven o'clock.
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In dem kleinen Ort im österreichischen Salzkammergut leben knapp 750 Menschen; an besonders vollen Tagen schieben sich bis zu zehntausend Besucherinnen und Besucher durch die schmalen Gassen.
Hallstatt und der Ansturm der Besucher, p. 1 · C1

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